The Chelsea goalkeeper has impressed for the Lionesses throughout this summer’s tournament, having taken on the No1 role for her country following Mary Earps' retirement from international football.

England are now getting ready for the Euro 2025 final in Basel, which kicks-off at 5pm UK time. Their opponents will be Spain, making it a match which holds special significance for Hampton, who spent much of her childhood in that country and began her footballing career there.

‘Everyone was asking who I wanted to play in the final and I wasn’t really that bothered, whoever it was would be a tough opponent,’ said Hampton.

‘But when we found out it was Spain it just brought back all the memories of playing at Villarreal, starting on the playground at my school and making my debut against them.

‘I just thought that it’s my first tournament playing and we just happen to be playing Spain in the final, then it’s definitely come full circle with everything.’

The final is set to be quite a match, as the reigning European champions England take on the winners of the last FIFA Women’s World Cup Spain. However, for Hampton and her team-mates – who include fellow Blues Lucy Bronze, Niamh Charles, Keira Walsh, Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones – the most important thing is setting an example for the young fans back home.

‘Reaching another final just highlights that women’s sport in England is really improving a lot. I think we’re making a statement,’ she added. ‘We’ve always just wanted to go out and inspire the next generation of boys and girls to take up sport.

‘For all the little girls, we want to show that there are role models, that there is a future. That if they want to go and play football then they can, because we know that a lot of us, when we were growing up, we didn’t have a clue about the women’s game in England.

‘So if it happens to turn out that we win it back-to-back then it puts the Lionesses in a good position, that maybe we inspire more people to take up the sport. If it doesn’t then I hope it still has the same outcome.

‘Don’t get me wrong, obviously we’d love to win it, but I think the main aim we’ve always tried to do is to make the nation proud and inspire the next generation. That’s always been what we’ve said, if one more girl takes up the sport, then for us that’s a bonus.’